Table 2 Clinical characteristics of HIV positive perinatal women in Gondar town health institutions, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (N = 414)
Characteristics | Category | Frequency, n (%) |
|---|---|---|
When do you know your HIV status | Before pregnancy | 272 (65.7) |
After pregnancy | 134(32.3) | |
Labor and delivery | 1(0.2) | |
Post-partum period | 7(1.8) | |
Duration of HIV illness in months | ≤24 | 100(24.2) |
25–48 | 62(15) | |
49–72 | 77(18.6) | |
≥73 | 175(42.3) | |
WHO stage | Stage 1 | 382(92.3) |
Stage 2 | 32(7.7) | |
ART regimen | First line | 383(92.5) |
Second line | 31(7.5) | |
ART regimen taking | TDF/3TC/EFV | 232(56) |
AZT/3TC/NVP | 127(30.7) | |
TDF/3TC/NVP | 20(4.8) | |
TDF/3TC/ATV/r | 25(6) | |
AZT/3TC/EFV | 8(2) | |
Other | 2(0.5) | |
Partner HIV status | Positive | 246(59.4) |
Negative | 62(15) | |
Unknown | 106(25.6) | |
Disclosed HIV status | Yes | 367(88.6) |
No | 47(11.4) | |
Comorbidities | Yes | 130(31.4) |
No | 284(68.6) | |
Type of comorbidities | Diabetes mellitus | 4(3) |
Hypertension | 2(1.5) | |
Tuberculosis | 124(95.5) | |
CD4 count | < 200 | 56(13.5) |
≥200 | 358(86.5) | |
Hemoglobin | < 12 mg/dl | 178(43) |
≥12 mg/dl | 236(57) | |
Syphilis test result | Negative | 387(93.5) |
Positive | 27(6.5) | |
Perinatal depression | Yes | 159(38.4) |
No | 255(61.6) |